Actor, Writer and Producer Deric Augustine to Serve as UNO's Fall 2025 Commencement Speaker
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University of New Orleans alumnus Deric Augustine (’12) will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Lakefront Arena.
Ninety-six University of New Orleans student-athletes were named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester. Read more
The University of New Orleans has named Andrew Gipson as its new head baseball coach. Gipson, who most recently led Belhaven University to its first NCAA Division III Super Regional, will officially begin his new role on July 1 as the ninth head coach in Privateer program history. Read more
Two University of New Orleans undergraduate students presented their research at the Louisiana State Capitol on June 9 as part of the first annual Posters at the Capitol event, hosted by the Louisiana Undergraduate Research Association (LaURA). Read more
The University of New Orleans’ Hospitality Research Center has been awarded a grant to assess the economic impact of the 2025 Mardi Gras season across Louisiana. Read more
The University of New Orleans Garden Club has been awarded a grant through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund for its student-l Read more
Debra Karhson, assistant professor of psychology at the University of New Orleans, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. She is one of only 12 early-career researchers worldwide selected for the program’s tenth cohort, which supports rising academic leaders tackling complex global challenges through interdisciplinary research. Read more
The University of New Orleans Press has published Neutral Ground: New Orleans 1990–2005, a new photography monograph by artist and UNO alumnus William Greiner. The book presents a visual record of New Orleans during the years prior to Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the city’s built environment, public spaces and everyday scenes. Read more
On Friday, May 9th, along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 700 University of New Orleans students were celebrated by cheering famili Read more